We are invited to an east coast black tie wedding a couple of weeks after our own wedding and though I live in an east coast city, I am but a humble midwesterner and have never previously attended a black tie wedding. Thus, I don't have a gown I can pull out of my closet to re-wear.

Since I will have approximately zero fucks left to give after the planning marathon of my own wedding, I am hoping to forego Rent the Runway (let's face it, I'll probably forget to reserve something in time) and instead purchase a dress now. I'm intrigued by all of the affordable (under $100) gowns on Amazon. I know in a lot of cases you get what you pay for, but as long as I am wearing something long and dark and not made of jersey cotton and that satisfies the black tie requirement I just don't care if it's cheaply made.

I had great success finding a more affordable bridesmaid dress option on Amazon so I'm hoping Weddit has taken the leap and purchased formal gowns from there as well.

Got any recommendations for me?